Tejashwi Prasad Yadav to skip legislature building centenary function

PATNA: RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav left for Kusheshwar Asthan on Wednesday evening, making it clear that he will not be present at the centenary celebration of Bihar legislature building in Patna to be attended by President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday. The assembly byelection for Tarapur and Kusheshwar Asthan is scheduled on October 30.
Sources said majority of the RJD MLAs are also expected to skip the event. They said Tejashwi has been given only 3 minutes to speak at the function and thane reason behind his skipping the event.
When asked about the reason for skipping the event, Tejashwi said he had informed the assembly Speaker. “You all know that I am alone to campaign in the byelection. There is very little time left and I have to be amid people,” he told reporters.
RJD state spokesperson Chitranjan Gagan also said the schedule to hold a campaign at Kusheshwar Asthan had been prepared long back. “Tejashwi was present at the airport today to receive the President,” Gagan said.
Tejashwi had rigorously campaigned for three days in Tarapur before returning to Patna on Tuesday. He was seen spending time in the agricultural field and fishing with the local boys in Tarapur.
In fact, his fishing exercise invited comments from JD(U) national president Rajeev Ranjan alias Lallan, who took a jibe at Tejashwi and said it showed lack of confidence before the byeletion.
Tejashwi hit back at Lallan and demanded his apology from the entire fishermen community for taking such a jibe. Lallan, on the other hand, reminded Tejashwi of his ill-treatment of VIP chief Mukesh Sahani.